It doesn't work because its incredibly impractical and unintuitive to have to change settings everytime this happens just to get a decent UI, especially considering I did not even figure out that was there until just now. At the very least they should have it default to classic.

Redesign haters are just using rational-sounding arguments to cover their emotional dislike of change, it's really that simple. I hope the Reddit devs realize this because the anti-redesign circlejerk is getting ridiculous.

Says you, I've seen perfectly legitimate criticism removed. I've also seen posts where they're just saying how much they love the redesign not removed. But hey, I won't waste my breath arguing with a "helpful user"

You compared legacy reddit with redesign's card view. Compare with classic view to be apples to apples.

There aren't any thumbnails because it's in card view. Again, switch to classic to be better able to compare the thumbnails, flairs and colour.

Yet too much horizontal space and the title and everything else are unwieldy to read because they stretch so far. This also isn't a point you've showcased well in your images; and again, card view is bad for subreddits that aren't really focused on images/media.

This sub in particular has some colour with the flair post templates, something that - again - isn't showcased on card view and is better compared on classic.

Are you viewing this in card mode with the redesign? Seems like a bit of an unfair comparison. I'd switch it to classic to get something more fair. And actually, with compact mode on the redesign I count 14-15 posts on my MacBook Pro